Opinion

Thoughts from the Georgetown community.

Editorials

Minimum wage hike will benefit D.C. workers

The D.C. Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to raise the minimum wage in the District to $11.50 an hour. The bill, if signed by Mayor Vincent Gray, would make D.C’s... Read more

By the December 5, 2013

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Carrying On: D.C. not doing enough to slow HIV

It’s 9 a.m. and your EMS shift is almost over. You get a routine call to a residence—father and son were doing yardwork outside when the saw slipped. They already... Read more

By December 5, 2013

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DCPS administrators doom students to failure

Picture a typical day in the District of Columbia Public School system. The corridors are flooded with loud teenagers, teachers losing the battle to shepherd students to class and security... Read more

By December 5, 2013

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Though unconventional, Bitcoin still a viable currency

There’s a lot of hype revolving around Bitcoin, the de-centralized virtual currency that has fueled illegal drug websites, gained over 300 dollars in value over a span of 15 days,... Read more

By December 5, 2013

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Two voice solution: Campus press obscures dialogue

In a historic address to the American Jewish Committee this past July, Secretary of State John Kerry called on U.S. citizens to build a “great constituency for peace” in support... Read more

By November 21, 2013

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Everyone can use the F-word, as long as you’re for women’s rights

Feminism is a dirty word. It accuses and it undermines. It passes judgment. It makes me squirm when I hear it. Frankly, it’s a bitch. I do not feel comfortable... Read more

By November 21, 2013

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Georgetown gets diversity, but not in the ways that matter most

Georgetown is great at recruiting an internationally and religiously diverse class, but I can’t comfortably say that this is true of race and socioeconomic status. I’m a product of broken... Read more

By November 21, 2013

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Carrying On: Hoyas, you gotta question faith

When I was 14 my maternal grandmother, a devout Catholic, forbade me from reading The Da Vinci Code. She told me that the novel’s plot suggested an alternative history of... Read more

By November 20, 2013

Editorials

Master planning needs more student interest

The University administration held several master planning events this week intended to engage the student body on housing issues such as sustainability. While the Voice applauds the University for ramping... Read more

By the November 20, 2013

Editorials

D.C. jail suicides show lack of inmate care

D.C. Councilmember Tommy Wells  (D-Ward 7) opened a hearing on Nov. 7 to investigate a report released by the Department of Corrections on in-custody deaths in the District’s Centeral Detentions... Read more

By the November 20, 2013

Editorials

Community learning adds to class experience

Interest in community-based learning courses, classes that incorporate community service as part of the curriculum, has increased at Georgetown in recent years. Professors from a wide range of departments have... Read more

By the November 20, 2013

Editorials

Grad School admissions lack racial diversity

Georgetown’s annual Official Enrollment Statistics report, released to University officials at the end of September, found that racial and ethnic minorities are shockingly underrepresented in the University’s graduate programs, particularly... Read more

By the November 14, 2013

Editorials

Petition calls for end to worker abuse at Epi

In a joint effort with campus advocacy groups such as Hoyas for Immigrant Rights and the Georgetown University Student Association, the Georgetown Solidarity Committee presented a letter and petition to... Read more

By the November 14, 2013

Editorials

Israel-Palestine student cooperation hits wall

The Georgetown chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine refused to participate in a joint film screening of The Other Son with the Georgetown Israel Alliance and the Jewish group... Read more

By the November 14, 2013

Voices

The Can Kicks Back kicks back: Stop this partisan hackery

Nothing is getting done in Washington because politicians of both parties are incentivized to wage war rather than solve problems. They interpret information in a way that is consistent with... Read more

By November 13, 2013

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Carrying On: MTV’s not dead, yet

Our generation screwed over MTV. We rewarded the movement towards reality television by religiously watching every move of stars like Heidi Montag and the Jersey Shore crew. MTV, in fact,... Read more

By November 13, 2013

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Did you remember it’s Native American Heritage Month?

November is Native American Heritage Month, and most of Georgetown doesn’t even know it. Before I transferred from the University of Arizona, I was used to seeing Native Americans everywhere... Read more

By November 13, 2013

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Dear students, stress levels do not measure success

I woke up one day last semester at 6 a.m., an ungodly hour I try to avoid being awake for at all costs. As I laid there in bed, staring... Read more

By November 13, 2013

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Community effort needed to curb cissexism at Georgetown

In September, the Voice published a feature about LGBTQ life at Georgetown in which the Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students Dr. Todd Olson expressed that the University thought... Read more

By November 7, 2013

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Carrying On: Hillary 2016, what’s the rush?

With the passing of the one-year anniversary of Obama’s re-election, the speculation about 2016 potentials should be heating up. However, the Democratic Party wants to pick a candidate backwards. There... Read more

By November 7, 2013